20220430005919I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · EADS Socata TBM 700 · Atlanta, GA · April 30, 2022

Date
April 30, 2022 · 14:05 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N85FM
Reported as
EADS Socata TBM 700
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total1,000 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A/c was cleared to land rwy 21L. After landing, lc told the aircraft to exit at

Twy d. the a/c turned off of the runway into the grass prior to the taxiway. The a/c did a

U-turn in the grass and pulled back onto the runway. They then subsequently taxied to parking

Without further incident. During a phone call with the pilot he stated taxiway delta is at an

Acute angle and as he was making the turn his right gear went into the grass, which

Subsequently pulled the nose of the a/c into the grass. In order to avoid getting stuck, he

Continued forward until he was back on a hard surface.

As the FAA filed it

A/C WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 21L. AFTER LANDING, LC TOLD THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT AT

TWY D. THE A/C TURNED OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS PRIOR TO THE TAXIWAY. THE A/C DID A

U-TURN IN THE GRASS AND PULLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THEY THEN SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED TO PARKING

WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING A PHONE CALL WITH THE PILOT HE STATED TAXIWAY DELTA IS AT AN

ACUTE ANGLE AND AS HE WAS MAKING THE TURN HIS RIGHT GEAR WENT INTO THE GRASS, WHICH

SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED THE NOSE OF THE A/C INTO THE GRASS. IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING STUCK, HE

CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL HE WAS BACK ON A HARD SURFACE.